10 Manga Like Sweetness and Lightning — Data-Driven Picks (2026)

If you finished Sweetness and Lightning and want your next read, these recommendations are not someone's opinion — they are computed from comic-lab's database of every manga published in Japan since 1968, combining three similarity axes (art style, setting, story) with real reader-behavior data.

1. Gohōbi Gohan (ごほうびごはん)

by こもとも子 · since 2015 · 17 volumes in Japan · ongoing

Why it matches: close in setting & themes and story & tone.

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2. Shinmai Shimai no Futari Gohan (新米姉妹のふたりごはん)

by 柊ゆたか · since 2015 · 9 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

Why it matches: close in setting & themes and story & tone.

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3. Grand Blue Dreaming (ぐらんぶる)

by 井上堅二 · since 2014 · 22 volumes in Japan · ongoing

Why it matches: close in setting & themes and story & tone.

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4. Our Dining Table (僕らの食卓)

by 三田織 · since 2017 · 2 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

Why it matches: close in story & tone and setting & themes.

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5. Atari no Kitchen! (あたりのキッチン!)

by 白乃雪 · since 2017 · 3 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

Why it matches: close in setting & themes and story & tone.

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6. O Maidens in Your Savage Season (荒ぶる季節の乙女どもよ。)

by 岡田麿里 · since 2017 · 7 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

Why it matches: close in setting & themes and art style.

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7. Kakushigoto (かくしごと)

by 久米田康治 · since 2016 · 12 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

Why it matches: close in setting & themes and story & tone.

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8. Yuria-sensei no Akai Ito (ゆりあ先生の赤い糸)

by 入江喜和 · since 2018 · 11 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

Why it matches: close in setting & themes and story & tone.

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9. Wave, Listen to Me! (波よ聞いてくれ)

by 沙村広明 · since 2015 · 12 volumes in Japan · ongoing

Why it matches: close in setting & themes and story & tone.

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10. Tengu no Daidokoro (天狗の台所)

by 田中相 · since 2022 · 6 volumes in Japan · ongoing

Why it matches: close in setting & themes and story & tone.

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Method: similarity is computed over cover-art embeddings, thematic categories and plot descriptions of 133,000+ works, blended with co-reading behavior. Volume counts and dates reflect Japanese editions and update automatically.

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